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Albert J. Klaus
Albert J. Klaus

New York Times, Monday, February 13, 1984

17-Across : One who defames

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,515
Across
1
Memorable actress Veronica : LAKE
5
Suffixes for old and gang : STERS
10
Being, in Paris : ETRE
14
Seed covering : ARIL
15
Characteristic : TRAIT
16
Electromagnetic radiation : XRAY
17
One who defames : DENIGRATOR
19
Apply asphalt : PAVE
20
Family member : DAD
21
Garland for a wahine : LEI
22
Pressed : IRONED
24
She asks: "Can we talk?" : JOANRIVERS
27
Light refractor : PRISM
29
Building or bridge : ERECTION
32
Narrow valleys : GLENS
33
Russian emperors : TSARS
34
Definite article : THE
35
Good fortune : LUCK
36
Wilbur and Stevens : POETS
37
Prejudice : BIAS
38
Japanese statesman : ITO
39
___ aves : RARAE
40
"This one" is on him : SPORT
41
Of single sound source : MONAURAL
43
"Sailor on Horseback" author : STONE
44
Thrush from Tennessee : DINAHSHORE
46
Arranged in rows : TIERED
48
A G.I. mailing address : APO
49
Knight of TV fame : TED
52
African gazelle : ADMI
53
Unsuitably : IMPROPERLY
57
Writes : PENS
58
Saltpeter : NITER
59
Ascend : RISE
60
Ornamental band : SASH
61
Greenhouse material : GLASS
62
Long in the tooth : AGED
Down
1
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
2
Region : AREA
3
Tenderhearted : KIND
4
Actor Wallach : ELI
5
River : STREAM
6
Teach : TRAIN
7
Bore into : EAT
8
Grande predecessor : RIO
9
They try hard : STRIVERS
10
Send goods abroad : EXPORT
11
Changeover : TRANSITION
12
Be delirious : RAVE
13
Observed : EYED
18
Make lustrous : GLOSS
23
Accs. of events : RECS
24
Evade in zigzag fashion : JINK
25
Fastens anew : RESEALS
26
Angry : IRATE
27
Planet discovered in 1930 : PLUTO
28
Sentences again : RECONDEMNS
30
Chicago airport : OHARE
31
Cozy place : NEST
32
Take a gander : GLIM
33
Pentateuch : TORAH
36
Frequent activity on Fifth Ave. : PARADING
37
Fraternal org. : BPOE
39
Mystic writing : RUNE
40
Honing implement : STROP
42
Breezy : AIRISH
43
Stupors : SOPORS
45
Warren occupants : HARES
46
Bugle call : TAPS
47
Thought : IDEA
49
Math subject : TRIG
50
Anagram for lees : ELSE
51
Colored : DYED
54
One-thousandth inch : MIL
55
Sch. group : PTA
56
Epoch : ERA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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